Pulse SCADA/HMI. Version 4.11 Release Notes

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1 Pulse SCADA/HMI Version 4.11 Release Notes October 2017

2 Copyright The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of AFCON Control and Automation Ltd., AFCON Software and Electronics Division. No part of this document may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from AFCON Control and Automation Ltd., AFCON Software and Electronics Division. The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement or a non-disclosure agreement. The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the agreement. It is against the law to copy this software on any other medium for any purpose other than the purchaser's personal use. Copyright 2017 AFCON Control and Automation Ltd., AFCON Software and Electronics Division. All rights reserved. Pulse logos are registered trademarks of AFCON Control and Automation Ltd., AFCON Software and Electronics Division. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. Pulse 4.11 Release Notes

3 Table of Contents Introduction... 1 Pulse 4.11 Solved Issues... 2 Schedule Manager... 2 Services\Scheduler... 4 Operator... 4 Backup and Restore Wizard... 4 Toolbars and Context Menus... 5 Resources... 6 Data Logger Publisher... 6 Instruments\Table... 7 Instruments\Trend Graph... 7 Runtime\Database Server... 7 Runtime\OPC Server... 8 Runtime\OPC Gateway... 8 Server\Kernel... 8 Project Migration Wizard... 9 Deployment\ClickOnce... 9 Client\Login... 9 Client... 9 Supreme Report... 9 Pulse 4.11 Known Issues Schedule Manager Instruments\Trend Graph Supreme Reports Pulse 4.11 Application Notes Toolbars and Context Menus Supreme Reports Pulse 4.11 Release Notes i

4 Introduction AFCON Software and Electronics announces the release of Pulse SCADA/HMI Version Pulse is AFCON s latest software application, incorporating.net Application Framework technology with client-server architecture to optimize the development of industrial, building, and security SCADA/HMI applications. These release notes are updated during every version release, and include information about the following: Solved Issues Known Issues Application Notes For technical support, customer support, and other AFCON Software and Electronics news, go to Pulse 4.11 Release Notes 1

5 Pulse 4.11 Solved Issues The following are Solved Issues for Pulse The Work Item number is provided for each issue to be used as reference and a short description of the problem is also included. All Work Item issues mentioned in this chapter were already fixed. Schedule Manager WIT 6988 The Start/Stop dialog box title was incorrect when Hebrew localization was set as the application language. The Start/Stop dialog box title now retains its name when Hebrew localization is set as the application language. WIT 6742 The description of the Operator workstation variables created after executing the ReadRCP activity was added to the existing description of the ReadRCP activity in the Pulse 4.11 User Guide and online Help. WIT 6657 Previously, the Schedule Manager did not display seconds for a scheduled task. The Schedule Manager shows seconds for a scheduled task now. WIT 6945 When a day is a Special Day in the Week/Month views, it was not displayed by the Schedule Manager The Day is now displayed in Schedule Manager the Schedule Manager when a day is a Special Day in the Week/Month views. Pulse 4.11 Release Notes 2

6 WIT 6946 Previously, Daily/Weekly/Monthly/Yearly tasks that were deleted and are not related to Special Days are displayed as regular tasks instead of as deleted tasks. Now, Daily/Weekly/Monthly/Yearly tasks not related to Special Days are shown as deleted tasks when they are deleted. WIT 7027 When the No end date option is selected for the Range of recurrence settings in the Start/Stop Recurrence dialog box, tasks (Daily/Weekly/Monthly/Yearly tasks) not related to Special Days are displayed as regular tasks instead of as deleted task. Tasks under Special Days are displayed according to their task status now. WIT 6947 When dragging and dropping a recurring task in the Schedule Manager, the Open Recurring Item dialog box was not displayed. The issue was fixed. The Open Recurring Item dialog box is now displayed when dragging and dropping a recurring task in the Schedule Manager. WIT 6948 When the Start Time and End Time parameters of a Task is changed in the Schedule Manager s Start/Stop dialog box, the new Start/Stop time in the Schedule Manager calendar was not updated. The issue was fixed. The Start/Stop time set in the Start/Stop dialog box coincides with the Schedule Manager s calendar time. WIT 6951 In the Schedule Manager s Start/Stop dialog box, the record/line reference number was displayed next to the Start/Stop title. The issue was fixed. The record/line reference number does not appear in the Start/Stop title anymore. Pulse 4.11 Release Notes 3

7 WIT 6952 Clicking the Apply button in Special Days dialog box closed the dialog box. The issue was fixed. Changes made were applied and the Special Days dialog box was not closed when the Apply button was clicked. WIT 6302 Sunday already appears as the first day of the week in WorkWeek view when the language selected for the Regional Settings is Hebrew. Services\Scheduler WIT 7722 The Scheduler service does not work on the specified time on the active Redundancy server. The issue was fixed. The Scheduler service is now functioning properly. Operator WIT 6566 The input field size for the On/Off and max text buttons in Hebrew were small and text were not so visible. The input field size for the On/Off and max text buttons in Hebrew were increased and text are clearly visible. WIT 6905 At runtime, Displays without default resource files works according to the defined security settings now. Backup and Restore Wizard WIT 6571 Previously, the Pulse Backup and Restore Wizard failed to restore some Database tables. Now, all Database tables are restored by the Pulse Backup and Restore Wizard during the restoration process. Pulse 4.11 Release Notes 4

8 WIT 6964 It was observed in a project that duplicated records of alarm conditions for blocks were found in several Database tables after a Pulse project was backed-up and restored. The issue was fixed. Presently, project records are not duplicated when backing up and restoring projects. WIT 7786 When restoring a project with the Pulse Backup and Restore s Add backed up database content to the selected database option, alarm conditions of the deleted block are restored properly and not duplicated. WIT 7792 The Pulse Backup and Restore s Add backed up database content to the selected database option includes the new database s user table into the selected database. Toolbars and Context Menus WIT 6717 Other Accelerator Keys for other buttons of the same toolbar stopped working after the Accelerator Key for one of the Toolbar Editor buttons was updated. Currently, after an Accelerator Key from one of the Toolbar Editor buttons is updated, the Accelerator Keys on other buttons from the same toolbar works as usual. WIT 6723 Before, the existing Accelerator Key setting is cleared when editing the Accelerator Key in the Toolbar Editor buttons. Presently, the current setting for the Key field is kept when clicking the (three dots) to access the Select Accelerator Key dialog box. The key is kept until it is changed. Pulse 4.11 Release Notes 5

9 WIT 6725 The Pulse Toolbar Settings dialog box s images on its Image column were not clearly visible since the cells were too small. Currently, the images on the Pulse Toolbar Settings dialog box s Image column are clearly visible for viewing. Resources WIT 6755 The Microsoft Excel text in Hebrew cannot be edited after a CSV file was generated by exporting a resource. Currently, when the CSV file that was generated by the resource s export operation is opened, the Hebrew text in Microsoft Excel is now displayed correctly and can be edited. Data Logger Publisher WIT 6833 The Data Logger stopped logging Report group values at midnight when the group s Trigger Mode was BySchedule and the Starts on Pulse Startup option is selected on the Report Logger Group dialog box s Triggers tab. Data Logger continues logging a Report group s values at midnight when the group s Trigger Mode is BySchedule and the Starts on Pulse Startup option is selected on the Report Logger Group dialog box s Triggers tab. WIT 8069 Historical data mechanism was enhanced, more than 10,000 records per day can now be added to the logger values table. Data is now transferred by the hour instead of transferring data per day. Pulse 4.11 Release Notes 6

10 Instruments\Table WIT 6954 When selecting a row or column on the table from the Cells tab in the Pulse Table Settings window, the cell s properties reset. Currently, cell properties are preserved when clicking on a table s row or column on the Cells tab in the Pulse Table Settings window. WIT 7017 The Pulse Table instrument s Color Animation s blink frequency was erratic. The Table Instrument s blink animation refresh interval for a colored cell functions regularly now. Instruments\Trend Graph WIT 7658 The CPU usage does not spike up when a crosshair is used and multiple trends are simultaneously open in the display. Runtime\Database Server WIT 6758 The Alarm Explorer s current view did not show the correct timestamp for alarm notifications when the computer clock s Time Zone was set to UTC -3:00 (when the UTC had (-)xx:xx time). WIT 7030 When projects were migrated from P-CIM to Pulse, the database activation process does not stop. Projects that were migrated contained blocks with PFWALARMNG item/alarm counters as their address. Redundancy was affected. The!$IsPassiveRunning value remained 1 after the passive server shutdown. The issue was fixed. Redundancy is working and the database can be accessed normally. Pulse 4.11 Release Notes 7

11 WIT 8079 Pulse event did not log recorded alarm suspension errors for block names with more than 27 characters. Now, alarms of block names with more than 27 characters can now be suspended. Runtime\OPC Server WIT 6815 The OPC Gateway performance did not perform well for large scales. The OPC Gateway performance has improved. The OPC Gateway can now respond faster and perform in large scales. To improve performance, use the new switch below: OPCG_WaitAfterDbLoadSec (1 sec default up to 60) PfwOPCGateway.ini [PCIMCONF] Wait after blocks are reloaded. Runtime\OPC Gateway WIT 6870 In the OPC server, advised block items were duplicated in the Matricon OPC browser. Block items advised more than once in a project are not duplicated in the Available Tags drop-down list of the OPC browser anymore. Server\Kernel WIT 6913 The Pulse Kernel failed after the project used multiple TXTSRV links with incorrect syntaxes in the basic script, blocks and direct. The basic used to display tens of scripts in minutes. Pulse 4.11 Release Notes 8

12 Project Migration Wizard WIT 7672 After a project was migrated via the Project Migration Wizard, it was observed that the Fill Color animation had a few missing items. The issue was fixed. The Fill Color animation items are migrated during the Project Migration process. Deployment\ClickOnce WIT 7006 The Pulse Client can now connect to the Pulse Web Server when proxy authentication is required. Client\Login WIT 8152 The password is now authenticated by the Pulse Client after the user enters the password via a virtual keyboard or a specific laptop, in the Login dialog box. Client WIT 7061 It is now possible to keep the UAC enabled when a user with administrative privileges starts a Pulse Developer or Operator workstation client for the first time. Supreme Report WIT 6350 Configure IIS is now supported by the Pulse Supreme Report Studio. All web sites dependent on the ASP.Net 4.0. framework such as the Pulse web portal and PulseHelp are stable when the Configure IIS feature is used. Pulse 4.11 Release Notes 9

13 Pulse 4.11 Known Issues The following are Known Issues for Pulse The Work Item number is provided for each issue to be used as reference. A short description of the problem and a workaround are also included. Schedule Manager WIT 6953 The Scheduler Service does not synchronize with the system time when the computer clock changes (daylight savings time/standard time). The Event Logger Viewer log is incorrect. When a task is scheduled for 03:00:00 am, and the clock move forward from 01:59:59 am (02:00:00 am) to 03:00:00 am; the scheduled task is not triggered. Workaround Set a scheduled task to at least 1-5 seconds after the clock is changed. For example: If a task is set to 02:00:05 am and the clock reverts from 02:59:59 am (03:00:00 am) to 02:00:00 am; the scheduled task will be triggered correctly. Vice versa, if a task is set to 03:00:05 am and the clock move forward from 01:59:59 am (02:00:00 am) to 03:00:00 am; the scheduled task will be triggered correctly. Pulse 4.11 Release Notes 10

14 Instruments\Trend Graph WIT 8073 In Windows 10 with Slovenian Regional settings, the Historical Trend Graph Date and Time stamp tend to overflow to the next line. Workaround Delete spaces between the dots separating the date to avoid the time stamp text to overflow to the next line. Supreme Reports WIT 5580 Supreme Report objects with batch based time period return incorrect data. The batches are supposedly completed with correct batch end timestamp. The Supreme Report objects with batch based time period return erroneous data in the following modes: Last 1 batch - data returned for the penultimate batch Current 1 batch - the last batch record does not appear in the Item Table. The erroneous data can be compared and observed when running an SQL query to create views, then opening the Supreme Report RMC tool or web portal, generating the report and observing the result in 2 item tables and single data objects related to each mode. Pulse 4.11 Release Notes 11

15 Pulse 4.11 Application Notes The following are Application Notes for Pulse The Work Item number is provided for each issue to be used as reference. A short description for each application note is also included. Toolbars and Context Menus WIT 6724 The Move Up and Move Down buttons were removed from the Buttons tab in the Pulse Toolbar Setting dialog box for Pulse The buttons were replaced by the drag and drop function for the sub-tree hierarchy options. Supreme Reports WIT 6960 The Runtime Manager Service is not deleted from the system after Supreme Report is uninstalled. When Pulse is uninstalled or modified and the Supreme Report option is unchecked or when Supreme Report is uninstalled manually; Supreme Report is reinstalled into another location on the same computer (i.e., if Pulse was installed in Drive C and the current installation is in Drive D), then the Runtime Manager service is unable to start and an error message is displayed, which says: The system cannot find the specified file. Workaround Provide the correct rtm.exe file path in the ImagePath parameter for the Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\RT M Reporting System RTuntime Manager Pulse 4.11 Release Notes 12